David Mella

Mella's current-season form is level with last season (Season 20→20), while his Rating held around 67. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 33).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Deportivo La Coruna · 10th	2	0	0	6.45	67	20
2025/26	Deportivo La Coruna · 2nd	25	5	1	6.97	67	20
2024/25	Deportivo La Coruna · 16th	34	6	5	6.98	71	33
2023/24	Deportivo La Coruna	31	7	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Deportivo La Coruna	2	0	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Spain · international

Side	Apps	G
Spain U20	5	0
Spain U19	8	0
Spain U17	7	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

David Mella is a 21-year-old centre-forward at Deportivo La Coruna, rated 67 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (41.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.34 goal contributions per 90 (0.28 goals, 0.06 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mella.

On the season, Mella graded 20 for current form (age-blind), on 5 goals and 1 assist in 25 appearances (0.342 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 20 → 20). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 67. At 21 Mella is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 25.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending down

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

19.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

41.7%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.34

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Deportivo La Coruna finished 2nd of 22 · a title-challenging side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.2

Goals / app

5 goals in 25 appearances (0.2 per game) for a title-challenging side. Add 1 assist for 6 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 41.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 67 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.34 goal contributions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %41.7%

Available fixtures42 of 42

Goals / 900.285

Assists / 900.057

Goal contribution / 900.342

Defensive actions / 902.224

Player flow

Goal involvements6

Cards / 900.114

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~44), then tapers with age. At 21, Mella sits on 25.6, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Mella's projected Rating — 67 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the La Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals5

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles22

Interceptions15

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

About David Mella

David Mella Boullón is a 21-year-old centre-forward who plays for Deportivo La Coruna, born on May 23, 2005 in Teo, standing 169 cm tall. He is from Spain. Deportivo La Coruna currently sit 10th of 20 in the La Liga.

This season

In the current season, David Mella has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 51 minutes, averaging a 6.55 match rating over his last 2 rated games.

Recent matches

August 24, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Malaga (32 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 17, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Elche (26 minutes, 6.5 rating)

David Mella's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Deportivo La Coruna face Valencia at home in the La Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates David Mella at 67 with a Season form score of 19.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the UEFA U19 Championship and the Primera División RFEF. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 6 recorded seasons, David Mella has totalled 137 club appearances with 23 goals and 6 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 34 appearances for Deportivo La Coruna.

On the international stage, David Mella has represented Spain U20, Spain U19, Spain U17 — 20 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.